The effect of late pregnancy supplementation of ewes with vitamin E on lamb vigour

The experiment measured lamb responses to supplementation of the pregnant ewe diet with vitamin E above requirement. Crossbred ewes were mated with either Suffolk or Texel rams. Twin-bearing ewes were randomly allocated (approximately 21 months of age at allocation) to one of four treatment groups (...

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Main Authors: J.A. Rooke, S. Matheson, S. Ison, M. Jack, C.J. Ashworth, C.M. Dwyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990425